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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1998
Lara N. Dillingham, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system architecture enables remote browsing and administration of physical file directories resident on a server from a remote client browser. The architecture has a browser and a user interface (UI) resident at a client. From the UI, the remote administrator can specify a path of a physical file directory in a file system located at the server. The browser sends an HTTP request that includes the path to the server. A server-side script receives the client request and invokes a file system object to enumerate the files and/or folders for the directory path specified in the client request. The server-side script then creates a client-side script, which when executed at the client will instantiate a custom client-side object to cache the directory data and to present that data in a dialog UI. The server returns the client-side script and directory data to the client, wherein the script is subsequently executed to instantiate a local object to cache the directory data. Using the client UI, the remote administrator can view the directory data, navigate the data, set properties for the listed files or folders, add or rearrange directories, delete or move files, or perform other general administration tasks.